Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Ice Queen by Alice Hoffman

1 review

weeta's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Dark magical realism, great imagery & some surprise emotional moments. The first 25 pages had me at ‘public library worker who hates everything and everyone except death’

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Animal death and Cancer